British Surnames

Top surnames from the 1881 census in Sculcoates, Yorkshire

Sculcoates is an 1881 census registration district in the county of
Yorkshire

Registration districts were originally created for the registration of births, marriages and deaths,
rather than specifically for the census. In many cases, registration districts were broadly equivalent
to parishes, but not necessarily so.

The Total column shows the total number of people in that county or town with this surname.
For example, there were 49 people called WARDELL in Sculcoates at the time of the 1881 census.

The Frequency column shows the percentage of people in this county or town
with this surname. For example, a frequency of 0.1068 in Sculcoates means that
0.1068% of the people in Sculcoates on census day were called WARDELL.

The Index column shows the relative probability of finding someone called WARDELL
in this county or town, compared with the probability of finding them anywhere in Britain as a whole.
An index of 1 means that if you pick someone at random from this county or town, you have exactly the same
probability of picking someone called WARDELL as if you picked at random from the whole of the UK.
Where the index is higher than 1, then you are more likely to find someone called WARDELL here
than if you picked from the UK as a whole, and where it's lower then you are less likely. The actual figure
shows the level of probability - for example, a figure of 2 would indicate that you are twice as likely to find
someone called WARDELL here than in the UK as a whole, and 10 would make it ten times as likely.
The value of 26.87 in Sculcoates means that you are 26.87 times as likely to find
someone with the surname of WARDELL in Sculcoates than you would be in the whole of the UK.